Art Competition
Theodoric, known as the Great, on the 1500th anniversary of his death.
Was the Mausoleum of Theodoric a funerary monument for the king?
Art Competition Theodoric, known as the Great, on the 1500th anniversary of his death.
Was the Mausoleum of Theodoric a funerary monument for the king?
CARP, the Association for Social Promotion, is announcing an Art Competition to celebrate the 1500th anniversary of the death of the Ostrogoth king, which occurred in Ravenna on August 30, 526 AD.
The theme of the Art Competition focuses on the Mausoleum of Theodoric. “Was it a funerary monument for the king? Of course, but not only that. The great stone blocks of the Mausoleum of Theodoric whisper tales and legends. They speak of a child who was afraid of lightning, was sent as a hostage to Byzantium, then returned, became a powerful ruler, and conquered Italy. A king has friends and enemies, can be generous and ruthless, loves and betrays. In this building, admired for centuries by engineers and architects, painters and poets, his secret is kept. A mystery halfway between the human and the divine, told in sixteen stories, ancient, future, and timeless.”
The Art Competition is open to all artists of legal age, regardless of gender or nationality.
To participate in the Art Competition, works must be classified as wall art, albeit with full stylistic and technical freedom, and must be unpublished.
From all participants in the Competition, the Technical Jury will choose the prize winners.
The competition announcement or any other info can be requested at the email address: carpaps.ravenna@gmail.com
Timing:
April 10 to July 20, 2026
Registration for the art competition requires submitting photographs of the work (maximum 4 in .jpg or .tif format, high resolution 300 DPI) along with a brief abstract presenting the work, specifying the title, year of creation, actual size, and technique used, and a brief CV of the artist, to the competition email address: carpaps.ravenna@gmail.com
July 20, 2026
Deadline for completing registration for the art competition and paying the fee, set at €35.00 (thirty-five/00), to the current account in the name of CARP Associazione di Promozione Sociale at BCC Ravennate Forlivese e Imolese Soc. Coop. IBAN IT34M0854213104000000728859, indicating the reason for payment: "TEODORICO, CALLED THE GREAT Art Competition", artist's name and surname.
By August 10, 2026
Notification of admission to the final phase of the art competition to the selected artists.
Afternoon of September 11 or morning of September 12, 2026,
at a time to be agreed upon.
Hand-delivery of the works by the finalist artists to the Pallavicini22 Art Gallery,
Viale Giorgio Pallavicini 22, 48121 Ravenna (RA), Italy.
September 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Inauguration of the exhibition dedicated to the 12 finalists of the competition.
The announcement of the winners of the art competition will take place during the awards ceremony at the Pallavicini22 Art Gallery. Viale Giorgio Pallavicini 22, 48121 Ravenna (RA).
From September 12 to 19, 2026
Exhibition of the works in the exhibition dedicated to the 12 finalists of the competition.
September 19, 2026, at the closing of the exhibition or
on Monday, September 21, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Collection of the works at the end of the exhibition.